The weather is getting warmer, the end of the school year is almost here, and thoughts are turning to a summer of fun in the water.  The American Red Cross is urging everyone to learn how to swim and to learn water safety and lifesaving skills that can help save a life. . .

Looking for something to do this weekend?  Friday May 21 a fundraiser dinner will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, 310 Central Avenue in Pevely to enhance emergency response services. . .

April 29th was a busier than usual Thursday night at Andrew's French Quarter in Crystal City when the restaurant became the first ever in Jefferson County to participate in "Dining Out for Life," a fundraiser for St. Louis Effort for AIDS. . .

St. Louis, Monday, May 3, 2010 – The American Red Cross Jefferson County Service Center honored its volunteers and community partners this month during a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at the First Baptist Church of Arnold.

A great deal of reporting has focused on public health. In 2006, the CDC reported that over 2.4 million deaths occurred in the U.S.  Nearly half of these were attributed to two causes, 631,636 due to heart disease and 559,888 due to cancer. Stroke was ranked third at 137,119 deaths and chronic lower respiratory diseases fourth at 124,583 deaths.  Although arguably, there are costs associated with poor lifestyle choices, Constitutional freedom limits government's control of citizen behavior.